Miss Carolyn Renee Brooks of 1611 Oconee Circle, Cordele, Georgia died Friday, February 18, 2022 at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Newnan, Georgia.

The funeral service will be held Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 10:00 AM at the Dooly County High School Football Stadium in Vienna, Georgia.  The burial will follow at the Bethel Cemetery in Cordele, Georgia.  Everyone in attendance is asked to please wear a mask and to practice social distancing.

With love and joy, Carolyn Renee Brooks was welcomed to this world on Monday, November 27, 1972 in Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia.  She was born to Oscar and Carry Dean Brooks.

Carolyn possessed a special light and her light lovingly shines as she embraced the learning opportunities afforded her as a student in the Crisp County School System.  A 1991 graduate of Crisp County High School, she went on to earn her Bachelor of Science degree in 1996 from Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama.  In 2018, Carolyn received her certification in Teaching and Learning from Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia.

Carolyn loved the Lord and served faithfully as a member of  Ark of God Ministries, Inc.  She was an active member of the Praise & Worship Team and was also a Youth Leader.  She had previously been a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church and Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Norcross, Georgia.

A gift to all who knew her, Carolyn left a mark with those she came in contact with.  As an Assistant Principal and  CTAE Director at Dooly County High School, she was dearly loved and respected by the staff, the students and the Bobcat family.  She served as a grant writer for the Dooly County School System as well as the CEO/CFO for the College and   Career Academy.

She was an active member of MBKC/MSKC-Cordele and willingly helped in many capacities.  She was also a member of Georgia Association of Educators (GAE).

Carolyn's radiant light will forever shine in our hearts.  We are comforted that while our world became a little dimmer on Friday, February 18, 2022, her eternal light will never fade.  Her father, Deacon Oscar Brooks, Sr. and her grandparents, Mrs. Agnes Jackson, Mr. Huey Brooks, Mrs. Beulah Grant, and Mr. Henry Johnson, Sr., precede her in death.

She will forever be remembered by her loving and devoted family:  her mother, Mrs. Carry Dean Brooks of Cordele, Georgia; her sisters, Co-Pastor Cynthia Johnson (Pastor David) and Ms. Ann Brooks of Cordele, Georgia, and Miss Velencia Brooks of Savannah, Georgia; her brothers, Mr. Reginald Johnson (Angela) and Mr. Oscar Lee Brooks, Jr. of Cordele, Georgia; her aunts, Ms. Maleta Jackson of Cordele, Georgia and Mrs. Inez Johnson of Vienna, Georgia; a special nephew, Amauri Waldon of Cordele, Georgia; her nieces and nephews, Mr. Latravious (Brooke) Johnson of Charlotte, North Carolina, Miss Tora Johnson of Macon, Georgia, Miss Audrea Johnson of Warner Robins, Georgia, Miss Shemeeka Johnson Powder Springs, Georgia, Mr. Keon Johnson and Ms. Kiereyonna Glover of Cordele, Georgia; a special cousin, Mrs. Patricia Robinson (Kelvin) of Cordele, Georgia; a host of loving cousins, other  relatives and many sorrowing friends, to include her devoted co-worker, Reverend Jerry Sanders and her Dooly County Bobcat Family.